June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.

Essays discuss issues and trends in state government, and tables provide statistics and data. Facets covered include: state constitutions, governing bodies and agencies, finances, regulation, personnel, public employment and wages, innovation, education, criminal justice, environment, health expenditures, highways and intergovernmental relations.

A fascinating look at the rise and growing popularity of the automobile during the first half of twentieth-century America, which brought with it a dark undercurrent. On the one hand, Americans embraced the newfound sense of freedom and mobility embodied by the automobile; on the other, they grew increasingly anxious about and fearful of the enormous threat that cars--and car accidents--posed to public safety.